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Originally Posted by vilia
Arella, I'm going to be in the market for a new machine, hopefully in the not too distant future, and am gleaning all the information I can. If I'm very, very lucky (and that's a big if), I might get something that also does embroidery, but I often find myself sewing stretch fabrics and knits. What, in your experience, is the best kick a** machine for sewing lycra and what special feet are you talking about regarding beading?
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Well, I have a pretty high end Pfaff sewing machine... its amazing, it will sew anything...
I can go from leather to lycra to lame' with no problem! Chiffon is never
a problem either... it has a built in walking foot on the back... you have no
idea how much this helps.... you can buy so many feet for it... I have a ruffler foot thats awesome.
You can get a beading foot, it guides beads on a string so the machine can attach them to edging, like on alot of formal wear, wedding dresses, stuff like that. You can get a foot that will guide wider trims too,,, like sequins!
The elastic foot makes life easier to.
I also have a high end Baby Lock serger... I can't sing its praises enough.. it has a lot of specialty feet to use to... including the beading foot.. it sews any fabric easily as well... and there are no tensions to mess with! It practically threads itself.
My mother (she's an award winning quilter and wearable art seamstress) loves Baby Lock sergers also... she has a high end Brother Embroidery machine she swears by.
Take some fabric that you use alot with you when you go to the dealers... they'll let you try out any machine your interested in.
Well, theres a few brands for you to try out anyways....
Good Luck!